Can you believe it is February already... and we've all had a month of opportunity to give our New Year’s resolutions a good red hot go.
New changes and new habits have been made and you are all feeling good about the “new you”.
Wait. What? Oh you haven’t quite achieved what you set out to do.
You are not quite the “new you” you had imagined.
Hello... you’ve had a whole month, what have you been doing the past 31 days?
In all seriousness, I know this can be disappointing.
You … [Read more...]

Okee Dokee
It is less than 48 hours until the starters gun goes off!!!
Here are a few Champion Mindset Mental training techniques- simple to use and easy to implement - to help you prepare for the big day.
I developed my own visualisation routine that helped me achieve 7 years ranked World No.1 Marathon Swimming Champion & still to this day .... the only woman to achieve a World Ranked No.1 for both men & women; when in 1991 I was crowned "World No.1 Ranked Marathon Swimming … [Read more...]

This blog is dedicated to all the 1/2 Ironman Busso competitors on 11th May 2013
The starter’s gun is about to go off, and before you know it you’ll be taking off in pursuit of a personal record. It’s only natural to be nervous, but if you’re a nervous wreck at the starting line you’re hardly in a position to compete at your best.
What goes on beneath those swim caps is crucial to perceived success and enjoyment of your next competition. The motto, "if you think you can, or think you can't, … [Read more...]

It would be good to have a goal but a vision of an end result is so much better. The end result is not just a destination, but it is the person you want to become once you have reached a goal. It is a step by step process and here is how to achieve it.
A Step By Step Approach To Boost Self Esteem
The first thing to do when one wants to boost self- confidence is to determine one’s goals and aspirations in life. This has to be specific enough and must be categorized into degree of achievement. … [Read more...]

Today I got asked how's my swimming going and what it feels like to back in training.
It is just fun to be back in the pool and training with my buddies that I grew up with and shared in Western Australian State teams in the '70s! It makes me feel young. Swimming is a sport you can do at all ages. It never has left me or my soul. I know, for me, it’s part of who I am, being in the water... and when I'm away from it too long... it's like the air has been taken out of my lungs! Swimming makes … [Read more...]

This morning as I snuggled up to my warm doona knowing the thermometer was struggling to reach 3 degrees Celcius... I shook my head thinking it was not that many years ago, I thrived on mornings like this, clocking up 10kms in the ocean or river... at least.
"Well Shell you got up yesterday and swam. So why did you struggle today?" I asked myself.
With the cold, winter weather hitting us, the number of swimmers showing up at swim practice each day is dwindling. So the cycle goes. It has … [Read more...]

I’m planning on making 2012 a sensational year. How 'bout you?
In less than four hours (dowunder), it will be a whole new year, where lots of people will be celebrating.
Inspired by the Champions of 2011! Diana Nyad, Penny Palfrey, SAS soliders in Afghanistan, Peter Hughes, Steven Munatones of OpenWaterSwimming.com Janine Shepherd, Tim Cleland, Brad Hogg, Ky Hurst, Melissa Gorman & Paul Downie…
I wrote today’s blog
But before you say farewell to 2011... I want you to complete this … [Read more...]

Hello Open Water Swimming Dreamers & Achievers –in-waiting!
Have a fear of Open Water?
Panic stricken the night before a Triathlon?
Shaking in your wetsuit at the starting line?
Frustrated that you can’t remain calm...no matter how hard you try?
Overcome with anxiety ... and you don’t know why?
Improving your OWS skill set in 2012 is one of your goals?
Well fear no more... Santa Shelley is here … [Read more...]

None of us want to be wrong, make mistakes and we like to win and succeed. Who am I kidding ~ this is me I am describing! However, sometimes you have to try the impossible, not achieve it and stretch your comfort zone to be a bit bigger.
During the month of September the world sat back in awe of the amazing, age-defying, 62-yr old, American Marathon Swimmer, Diana Nyad, as she went for her Xtreme Dream; attempting to swim 103 nautical miles (160+km) non-stop and unassisted from Havana, Cuba … [Read more...]